Celeste Rodrigues

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Celeste Rodrigues (2008)

Celeste Rodrigues (born March 14, 1923 in Fundão ; † August 1, 2018 in Lisbon ) was a Fado singer from Portugal .

Celeste Rodrigues in a fado bar (2008)

Like her older sister Amália Rodrigues , Celeste began to sing Fado as a child. However - in contrast to Amália - she consistently refused any further development outside of the traditional Lisbon Fado until her death and sang mainly in traditional Fado bars. Even so, both sisters occasionally performed together.

Career

After the Carnation Revolution in 1974 she went to Canada for six months, where her marriage to the actor Varela Silva was divorced. She commuted between her two residences, Lisbon and Washington, where her two daughters live. Even if she did not achieve a career nearly as extensive as her sister, she was able to record successes with recordings such as Lenda das Algas (Legend of the algae), Já é tarde (It's already late) and the symbolic Fado Celeste .

She performed until her death; for example on January 24, 2012 at Carnegie Hall in New York. In 2013 she took part in the highly acclaimed Companheiros de Aventura ("Adventure Companions") project by rock singer Tim . On June 10, 2012, the national holiday of Portugal Day , she was awarded the Order of Infante Dom Henrique by President Cavaco Silva with the rank of commander.

Recently, the media reported about Celeste Rodrigues after-American US pop singer to an invitation of the Madonna through New Year 2017 celebrated in New York. Madonna then published photos of hugs with her on Instagram and called her a "legendary singer".

Web links

Commons : Celeste Rodrigues  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ FADO: Celeste Rodrigues performing at Carnegie Hall - NYC. In: Portuguese American Journal. January 6, 2012, accessed August 2, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Tim & Companheiros de Aventura (AO VIVO) - O Amor Sem Saber Porquê. (Video, 3:49 minutes) Recording on YouTube , November 12, 2012, accessed on August 2, 2018 .
  3. ↑ A cultura esteve em grande no Dia de Portugal. In: descla.com.pt. June 11, 2012, archived from the original on April 16, 2013 ; Retrieved August 2, 2018 (Portuguese).
  4. ↑ Madonna e Celeste Rodrigues brindaram juntas à entrada do novo ano em Nova Iorque. In: TVI24 . January 2, 2018, accessed August 2, 2018 (Portuguese, "Madonna and Celeste Rodrigues toasted the New Year together in New York").
personal data
SURNAME Rodrigues, Celeste
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Portuguese musician
DATE OF BIRTH March 14, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Fundão , Portugal
DATE OF DEATH August 1, 2018
Place of death Lisbon